Wyoming Valley Health Care System is accredited by the Pennsylvania Medical Society to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The Medical Education Committee, under the direction of Dr. Nicholas Giordano, has approved these educational opportunities for AMA Physicianıs Recognition Award Category 1 credit. Credit hours are noted in each course.
Grand Rounds
Post-op Pain Management
TBD
Medical Malpractice Case Makeover: Strategies for Victory
TBD
Metabolic Abnormalities and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Patients with HIV
TBD
Fast-Tracking Recovery og GI Function in Surgery Patients
May 13
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
May 22
TBD
Avoiding Documentation Pitfalls and Enhancing Communication
June 3
TBD
Myelodyspastic Syndromes
June 5
TBD
Complications of Implantable Cardiac Devices: Recognition and Management
June 12
Diagnosis: Deep Vein Thrombosis - Interventional Management of DVT
June 19
MRSA
June 26
TBD
Acute Management of STEMI: A Practical Guide to Decision Making in the Emergency Department
July 31
Etiology, Description and Treatment of Shingles
August 7
TBD
Hyponatremia in Heart Failure: Current Concepts and Future Directions
August 21
TBD
Multiple Myeloma
August 28
Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia: Overcoming the Diagnostic Challenges, Implementing the Latest Treatment and Prevention STrategies
September 18
Optimal Use of Markers to Develop Therapeutic Strategies and Monitor Treatment Response in Metastatic Breast Cancer
October 2
TBD
Hereditary Breast/Ovarian Cancer Testing
October 16
TBD
UA/NSTEMI in Focus: Implementing New ACC/AHA Guidelines in the Emergency Department and Beyond
October 23
TBD
Satellite Programs
Therapies for Hepatitus B
April 9
12:30 - 1:30 pm
Lois Knaub Hall
A Primary Focus: Managing Chronic Pain in Women
April 23
12:30 to 1:30 p.m.
Visit http://vhatv.vha.com/2008/vha/08%2d0423/
Other WVHCS CME Opportunities
Wyoming Valley Family Practice Residency Program